A Powerful Electron Accelerator for Producing Neutrons and Radioisotopes

The possibility is considered of using compact linear electron accelerators for the production of medical radioisotopes and neutron therapy. An analysis of calculated data on the flux densities of neutrons and gamma rays shows that photoneutrons and radioisotopes can be effectively produced by using...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physics 2020-11, Vol.84 (11), p.1394-1398
Main Authors: Onishchuk, E. A., Kurachenko, Yu. A., Matusevich, Eu. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Nuclear Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:The possibility is considered of using compact linear electron accelerators for the production of medical radioisotopes and neutron therapy. An analysis of calculated data on the flux densities of neutrons and gamma rays shows that photoneutrons and radioisotopes can be effectively produced by using the bremsstrahlung effect generated by a heavy metal target upon its excitation in a range of energies of the giant dipole resonance.
ISSN:1062-8738
1934-9432
DOI:10.3103/S1062873820110210